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The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4) is an act of the Scottish Parliament.It was passed on 29 March 2000, receiving royal assent on 9 May. [3] It concerns the welfare of adults (the age of legal capacity in Scotland being 16) who are unable to make decisions for themselves because they have a mental disorder or are not able to communicate.
The 2000 Act, one of the first Acts of the new Scottish Parliament, followed on from the Scottish Law Commission's report critical of the contemporary law in 1990. [19] The test for capacity is found in Section 1(6) of the 2000 Act: "Section 1(6) of the Adults With Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000:
Before the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1939, Scots law, following the principles of canon law, recognised three types of informal marriage. Marriage per verba de praesenti was constituted where the parties, without any need of a witness, made a mutual declaration to take each other as husband and wife. [ 1 ]
The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) (Scottish Gaelic: Oifig Neach-dìon a' Phobaill) in Scotland is a public body based in Falkirk as part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, established in April 2001 following the passing of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
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Adults with Incapacity (Supervision of Welfare Guardians etc. by Local Authorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/95) Adults with Incapacity (Reports in Relation to Guardianship and Intervention Orders) (Scotland) Regulations 2002 (S.S.I. 2002/96)
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Adults with Incapacity (Ethics Committee) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/22) Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (Constitution, Membership and Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Amendment Order 2007 ( S.S.I. 2007/23 )